Posted by bja105 on November 27, 2016 at 12:32:38 from (69.40.49.106):
In Reply to: Round bale feeders posted by rrlund on November 27, 2016 at 12:17:37:
Your management must be quite different than mine. Are you leaving the ring in the same place for many bales, or do you move it?
I have a very small herd (4 mothers and their calves, and 4 horses). I lay my bales out on pallets in rows in a narrow paddock. I use poly wire on reels to only allow access to one at a time. I roll the feeder to each one by hand as I go.
No big manure pack, no rutted up pasture. Manure and waste hay enrich my pasture with no hauling.
I think I am more likely to damage my ring myself than from the cows.
This might not work at all in your farm, but it works for me. Lots of bigger producers are changing to a similar style, even in some pretty harsh winter areas. Look up 'Bale Grazing."
Or, maybe your cows are rough and mine are gentle.
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